Chapter 23 (Brine)



Faced with numerous inquiries from colleagues, Shui Yu's face froze.

How to answer this?

If Madam and Young Madam knew that this was pig offal, would they still eat it? Anyway, if nothing unexpected happened, Young Master Ping Yu would not eat it.

She sighed and hesitated for a long time, but she felt that the girl would not lie, so she told him sincerely: "This is a brine made by my girl using pig offal, including pig intestines and pig stomach..."

She told the truth, and sure enough, the people who had been obviously greedy at first calmed down and said one after another: "So that's how it is. Miss Yan is really capable. She can even cook pig offal so deliciously!"

"Yes, that's amazing. By the way, I still have work to do, so I'll go back first."

"Madam is still waiting for me, I'm leaving first..."

Soon, they left one by one.

When Yan Qiushu opened her eyes in this rich saliva fragrance, she was greeted by the sighing Shui Yan and Nanny Xu.

She looked puzzled: "What happened?"

Shui Yu complained: "The broth made by the girl was so fragrant that it attracted many people. But when they heard that it was made from pig offal, they all left!"

If it were any other case, it would be fine.

But recently she had seen with her own eyes how popular Yan Qiushu's food was, and now when she heard that it was pig offal, she didn't even want to take it back.

I feel very disappointed.

Seeing her angry, Yan Qiushu couldn't help laughing: "Don't worry, not everyone can accept pigs in the water."

Even in modern times, many people don’t like to eat it, not because of the taste, but because they can’t get over it in their hearts.

But people who love to eat will also like it.

Because she is a girl, the servants who come here are all maids. These maids are usually family-born children, so it is normal for them to have no interest in this. Being a maid in the Xiao Mansion is better than living in an ordinary family outside, and they don't lack meat to eat.

Shui Yu pursed her lips and asked, "What about these?"

The pig offal they made mainly consisted of pig intestines, pig hearts and pig stomachs. The pig intestines were the most numerous and the portion was quite large. It was not something that could be eaten casually.

At this time, various condiments were added to the pot. The originally pink and white pig intestines turned brown and rolled in the soy-colored soup. It looked completely different from the greasy and soft pig intestines before. It didn't look as disgusting as imagined?

Yan Qiushu smiled and said, "It's almost time to pick it up and put it in the lunch box. Let's go to the young lady."

"Will the young lady like this?" Shui Yu was very skeptical, but did not dare to say more, for fear of undermining Yan Qiushu's confidence.

Yan Qiushu smiled and said, "It doesn't matter whether she likes it or not, but as long as someone likes it, there will be a market for this thing."

Shui Yu had no choice but to clean up the food boxes. Nanny Xu and Yan Qiushu picked up the large intestine and cut it into sections, sliced ​​the pig heart, cut the pig stomach into strips, and put them in different plates.

Since they were tasting it, Yan Qiushu didn't pack too much. After packing it, she left some aside: "Madam Xu, see who likes it and share it with everyone. This tastes pretty good."

Aunt Xu took it and said with a smile, "How can I not like it?"

Yan Qiushu also laughed: "There will always be people who don't like it. It's a matter of taste."

Before she first came into contact with pig's guts, she actually never touched anything dirty. Until one day a colleague recommended it to her crazily, and she couldn't resist and took two bites. That one taste was how she discovered the New World.

However, of all the pig's offal, her favorite is actually the pig's stomach, but the largest part of a pig is the large intestine, so her focus is also on the large intestine.

Before leaving, Yan Qiushu looked for a while.

It was still early, the 3:00 p.m. time had just arrived, and there was still some time before they had dinner. If it affected the appetite of the eldest son and his wife of the Xiao family, they would have some time to have a slow and peaceful dinner.

Yan Qiushu felt that she had considered it very carefully!

Xiao Family House

Xie Qingyun took a deep breath. The halogen scent in the air became much lighter. Should it be done?

She glanced at the next yard.

The two courtyards were not far apart, and they were the first to smell the fragrance. However, after knowing what the fragrance was made of, Xie Qingyun's maid came back to report, and she backed off a little.

Although Ah Shu swore that the pig offal would be delicious if she cooked it, she had always been a delicate eater since she was a child and had never touched these things, so she still had some psychological barriers.

Therefore, she did not let the maid go on, but she felt guilty and a little conflicted.

Ah Shu only wanted to help the Xiao family, so she was a little ungrateful. This entanglement made her husband, who was reading quietly, unable to immerse himself in it, so he said, "Don't worry, Ah Shu is not such a stingy person."

Xie Qingyun smiled and said, "I'm not saying she's stingy, I'm just worried that she's unhappy."

That girl stayed in the mansion alone for the sake of her sixth brother. If they made her unhappy, would she cry secretly?

Xie Qingyun is actually not young anymore, in her thirties. Many women of this age are preparing to become grandmothers. She does not have her own children, but she also likes children very much.

Dongdong and Wan'er were the children she spent the most time with. Although Ah Shu was older than them, she was innocent and simple-minded, especially her eyes which looked like Wan'er's. She subconsciously treated her as a child.

Of course, I don't want to see her unhappy, but asking her to eat pig offal is still a bit psychologically difficult.

Xiao Huaiqi smiled and said, "She wouldn't be unhappy. Haven't you noticed that she always makes two servings of most flavors? Third sister doesn't like spicy food, so she sends light flavors. Mother likes spicy food, so she sends something with a stronger flavor. Here, she has both. She takes care of you and me, and Dongdong and Wan'er are even more careful. How could she be upset just because of her own unusual taste?"

Xie Qingyun listened to him and thought about it, and found that it was true. She had always done so since the beginning, offering two flavors of chicken wings to cater to the different tastes of children and adults.

She smiled and said, "We have been together for such a long time, but I didn't notice this. In this case, I will just go over there."

"I'll accompany you." Xiao Huaiqi said.

This time, he happened to run into Yan Qiushu who was about to go out.

"Young Master, Young Madam? Why are you here?" Yan Qiushu was very surprised.

Xie Qingyun smiled and said, "Didn't you say that pig offal can be used for business? I just smelled the fragrance and came over to take a look. This is the first time I have smelled such delicious food."

"That's perfect. I was just about to go to your place and have someone try this to confirm how it tastes." Yan Qiushu invited them in. "I thought the eldest master and the young mistress might not be used to it, so I'll ask the maids and servants in the outer courtyard to see how they think it tastes. This thing is cheap and the production cost is not high. If it tastes good, even ordinary families will be willing to buy some."

Those who serve in the inner courtyard of the Xiao family are naturally the core members, and many people are also needed to do the rough work in the outer courtyard. She has asked Shui Yan, and many of them are bought from outside. Those who can be sold as slaves must have poor family conditions and will not reject pig offal. They are the most suitable group of people to taste the offal.

Xie Qingyun was amused. Sure enough, this child took into consideration that they were not used to it. She nodded immediately and said, "Okay, Madam Tian, ​​go to the front yard and call ten servants and ten maids over. Tell them that they are here to help taste the pig offal made by Miss Yan. Just like the fragrance we smelled this afternoon, they can come voluntarily."

"Yes, I'll go right away. Master, Madam, and Miss Yan, please wait a moment." Nanny Tian bowed and left quickly.

It was said that the master asked people to help him taste pig offal, but most of the servants of the Xiao family were actually willing.

And they came very actively.

After a while, everyone arrived.

There were twenty men and women in total, divided into two lines, but standing staggered. This way they took up less space and allowed them to clearly see everyone's expressions when they ate the food.

Yan Qiushu also took advantage of the time before they came over to bring out the dishes. Nanny Xu handed them chopsticks, one pair for each person, and Shui Yu brought a plate full of chopped pig intestines to them.

Yan Qiushu looked at them and raised her voice: "Please taste it for a while, and tell me after you finish. If it were you, would you be willing to spend ten cents to buy a pound?"

The price of pork offal is seven or eight cents. If you buy it in bulk, it will be cheaper. It only costs ten cents after it is cooked, which is much less than the cheapest pork. If it tastes good, everyone will be willing to buy it.

"no problem!"

"Don't worry, Miss Yan, we will taste it carefully!"

The two leading people were very excited. When they saw the pig intestines coming, they couldn't wait to reach for their chopsticks. The aroma of this thing had tempted them for a long time, and now they could finally eat it, so shouldn't they hurry?

As for pig intestines, they might taste terrible?

Although the servants didn't have to worry about not having good food in the Xiao family, in fact, most of them had suffered hardships, otherwise why would they sell themselves as slaves? Naturally, they would not mind throwing away pig intestines.

Experiencing it up close, the brown pig intestines still gave off that familiar, alluring aroma. The servants had thought it would smell good but taste bad, but when they ate it, they found that there was no strange smell at all.

When you bite into it, you can feel the meat, which is somewhat tough and crispy. After being cooked for a long time, the large intestine has already been very flavorful. It is soft but not rotten, fatty but not greasy, and the salty aroma emerges between the lips and teeth with each chewing. It is hard to imagine that they are actually eating pig offal?

"Delicious!" The first person who tasted it was very surprised and was the first to say: "This tastes much better than I expected!"

Then the second one, the third one... all of them were compliments.

"Master and Madam, Miss Yan, this pig intestine is really delicious, much better than the meat I eat!"

"It tastes better than fatty meat. Fatty meat tastes greasy if not cooked properly. This intestine is chewy but easy to bite open. It's tasty! It's fragrant and salty. It's definitely more suitable to eat with rice!"

A servant who was seventh in line looked at the people in front of him, all of whom were praising him. He was very suspicious and thought, was this flattery?

How could I like it so much?

The servant actually didn't like eating pig offal. In the early years, before he was sold into the mansion, this was the only pickled vegetable he could eat.

At that time, there was no flood in his hometown, so the family could buy some offal from time to time to try, but because of this, he hated this thing.

It's really unpalatable!

It smells smelly and fishy.

But his parents were willing to buy these things, and they would save the rest to build a leak-proof house for their family.

Only during the Chinese New Year would I spend a few more coins and buy some fatty meat to cook.

Unexpectedly, a flood occurred, leaving countless people homeless, his parents starved to death, and he became a slave. Fortunately, he was sold to the Xiao family.

From then on, he never suffered any hardship and never treated himself badly in terms of food. Whenever he got his monthly salary, he would buy meat, as if he wanted to make up for the meat he had not eaten in the past few years. As a result, after ten years in the Xiao Mansion, he had become a little fat man.

This time he agreed to let Nanny Tian come over, mainly because he saw that some people were dissatisfied and he was afraid that the head of the family would be unhappy because they did not have enough manpower, so he came over specially.

The Xiao family saved him, so he had to repay the favor.

Anyway, no matter how disgusting the pig offal was, he had eaten it!

Who wouldn't praise?

It would be best if I could be appreciated by the master.

So before it was his turn, he had already thought of some exaggerated words in his mind, and he had to exaggerate more than the person in front of him!

Soon, the plate was in front of him.

The waiter quickly picked up a piece of pig intestine with his chopsticks, ate it, and was about to express his praise, but he was stunned by the salty aroma that filled his lips and teeth.

He couldn't even utter the words he had prepared smoothly. He chewed it twice, and the tip of his tongue could clearly taste the crispy and salty texture of the fat intestines. There was no strange smell at all, and it was not bad, it was even very delicious!

As the boy was eating, his eyes turned red.

It would have been great if his parents could have eaten such delicious pig offal when they were alive.

Yan Qiushu was originally listening carefully to these people's comments.

Suddenly she noticed that there was a young boy in the second row with red eyes, sobbing while eating. Looking at the others, most of them were normal. A few hesitated for a moment before putting the food in their mouths, but when they finished eating, their eyes were shining and they couldn't wait to express their thoughts, which were basically all praises.

He was the only one who was relatively fair-skinned in the crowd. He looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old and slightly plump. Therefore, his red eyes made him particularly conspicuous.

Yan Qiushu asked curiously, "The one in the second row, why are you crying? You don't want to eat?"

Xie Qingyun and Xiao Huaiqi also immediately looked over.

The servant wiped his tears in embarrassment and said with a smile: "I was thinking of my parents. When I was a child, I ate pig's offal. It tasted terrible. I kept asking for meat, but my parents were reluctant to buy it for me. They only bought a little bit during the Chinese New Year. Now that I have eaten such delicious pig's offal, I wish my parents could have it."

Yan Qiushu felt a lump in her throat and a little sad. There were many more poor people in ancient times than in modern times. The country paid so much in the previous life to achieve poverty alleviation and wealth little by little, not to mention this monarchy country.

She was speechless for a moment.

Xie Qingyun smiled and said, "If your parents saw you eating such delicious food, they would be happy too."

The dead are gone, and we can only look back.

The servant smiled with satisfaction and nodded vigorously: "Yes, Madam is right!"

During this delay, everyone finished eating.

They were all talking about their love for this pig offal.

You know, this thing is half the price of meat. If it can be cooked so deliciously, why would you still eat meat?!

"Master, Madam, Miss Yan, I am willing to spend ten cents to buy a pound of this. Ten cents is too cheap!"

"Yeah, ten cents can't even buy a pound of meat, but this tastes much better than meat!"

"My mother spent twenty cents to buy a pound of lean meat, but it didn't taste that good, and the fat was greasy. This pig offal is cooked like this, it's simply a delicacy!"

“…”

Twenty people, all twenty gave the same answer.

Then they were asked to eat pig stomach and pig heart. After eating, they praised them more than the pig intestines!

The texture of pork belly is chewy, neither as tough as lean meat nor as greasy as fat, but somewhere in between. Its taste is quite unique compared to other kinds of meat, and it is even better when paired with the salty flavor.

The pork heart has a different texture. It is not as elastic as the pork belly, but it is more crispy and refreshing.

If we really have to rank them, the most popular one is pig stomach, and people are more willing to spend money on it. After pig stomach is pig intestine, and then pig heart.

It's a bit strange, because in the previous life, fatty intestines should have been more popular.

There are endless ways to cook pig intestines, and grilled pig intestines are a popular option, but surprisingly, none of them were available this time.

But if you think about it, you can understand that in most people's minds, fatty intestines are the worst choice. If there is something better, they will naturally choose the better one. The taste of pig tripe is not bad in all aspects. As for the pig heart, it was the last one, probably because the portion was too small, only one piece per person, which was thin and somewhat transparent.

Everything was over, Yan Qiushu nodded and looked at Xie Qingyun.

Xie Qingyun stood up and thanked them, then asked them to leave. After everyone left, she said, "It looks really delicious. Ah Shu, are you really going to price it at ten cents?"

Yan Qiushu smiled and said, "Ten cents is enough. Ordinary farmers are willing to spend seven or eight cents to buy pig offal for a taste. If it gets expensive, the price of the whole pig offal will go up, and then they won't be able to afford it at all. Besides, this brine can be reused, that is, one pot of brine can be used to brine many pig offal. The only expense is cleaning."

Xie Qingyun smiled and said, "You are still thoughtful."

Xiao Huaiqi also said: "Ah Shu, this is a very good consideration. In this case, I will ask Manager Yao to raise some more piglets at the beginning of the year. If we want to open a store now, we can buy them from outside first."

"Well, you guys decide on this." Yan Qiushu said quickly, "I'm not good at business, so I'll send you the method of making brine when the time comes, so you don't have to worry about it!"

Xie Qingyun was speechless. She had seen people who wanted to seize power and profit, and she had seen people who were unfazed by money, but she had rarely seen anyone who would push away such great benefits!

Her voice became softer: "Since you don't want to, then we will do it. But what belongs to you is still yours."

"It's a 20/80 split!" Yan Qiushu said with a smile, "I won't ask for less."

Xie Qingyun smiled even more happily. She said, "It's almost time for dinner. I'm so shameless that I can stay and have a free meal."

"Okay." Yan Qiushu accepted with a smile: "But I want to make these dishes, okay?"

"Of course." Xie Qingyun readily agreed.

At the same time, she felt comfortable with the child's thoughtfulness. When she turned her head, she saw her husband's anxious eyes. Her cheeks became hot. She glared at him in reproach and followed Yan Qiushu: "It's a good opportunity for me to see how Ah Shu cooks on weekdays."

Yan Qiushu finds cooking to be simple.

Nanny Xu, Shui Yu and others have all been trained by her. No matter what they want to do, they just need to give an order and the ingredients will be prepared. She only needs to cook at the final moment.

Today's main dishes are stir-fried pork intestines with vinegar, stir-fried pork belly, and stir-fried pork heart with celery.

But considering that Yan Qiushu was the only one eating, she cooked as usual and only used three small plates to serve the food. She gave the rest to Shui Yu and Aunt Xu so that it wouldn't be wasted.

In addition to her main dish, there were guests, so she cooked other dishes, including pan-fried tofu, stir-fried bok choy, and spicy diced chicken.

The main dishes of these three dishes are all halved cooked dishes and do not require any additional processing, which greatly improves the speed. The remaining three dishes are also extremely convenient. The only complicated one is the spicy diced chicken, which only has the additional step of frying.

But because of the previous delay, we were busy now and it was just time for dinner.

It was cold before, and the aroma of the halite disappeared as the heat of the dish died down. Now, after stir-frying it again, the aroma reappears. In addition to the simple halite aroma, there is also the spicy taste after stir-frying and the sour taste after vinegar. It smells even better.

Because Yan Qiushu's yard was close to the main courtyard, many people smelled the fragrance when it spread.

It's really too fragrant!

Shen Pingyu stared at the word "香" that he had written unconsciously and fell into silence.

He was obviously practicing his essay, but he found himself tossing and turning in the afternoon and unable to fall asleep. In the end, he had to ask his maid to find out what the fragrant smell was that once again filled his nose.

Because it was separated from the study, the smell was not as strong as at noon, and it was almost imperceptible, which made Shen Pingyu unable to ignore it.

Because his mind was constantly hooked, what he wrote was a mess and had no purpose.

Finally, the boy sighed, put down his pen, and went out.

"Young Master, where are you going?" The nanny who was serving him put down her needlework and asked.

Shen Pingyu pursed his lips and said, "Just walk around, no need to follow me."

Seeing this, the nanny sat back down.

Shen Pingyu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. After leaving the yard, he didn't even need to identify the direction. He just followed the fragrance and came to a yard that he had avoided in the morning.

Obviously, this smell was most likely the kind he didn't like in the morning.

This is unbelievable!

So is he still going in?

Shen Pingyu was a little confused, but... it smelled so good!

If he hadn't eaten yesterday and this morning, he wouldn't have been so unable to bear it. Having tasted Yan Qiushu's cooking skills, he always felt itchy in his heart whenever he smelled the fragrance.

But what's the difference between him and five-year-old Pingzhou? !

If my grandfather knew this, he would definitely be angry.

His desire temporarily cooled down and Shen Pingyu wanted to turn around.

Suddenly, his shoulders sank, and the man who was much taller than him raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Excuse me for coming in?"

Shen Pingyu coughed lightly: "No."

"I still don't understand you? The Shen family is really hypocritical in this regard!" He chuckled and led people directly to the yard: "Come on, let's go and have some free food. It smells so good. I don't know what they are doing?"

Shen Pingyu: "..."

He didn't even have time to stop himself before he was taken inside, and just in time he saw the girl coming out of the kitchen carrying dishes.

After the meal was cooked, Yan Qiushu brought out one portion, Xie Qingyun also brought out one portion, and the rest were brought out by the others.

As soon as she walked out of the kitchen, she saw a dark figure appear at the entrance of the yard. The young man walked slowly towards her with one hand behind his back and the other hand holding a younger boy. His clear voice was filled with a hint of smile: "Miss Shu, I heard that they need someone to taste the food here? I wonder if we can come and try it?"

Yan Qiushu turned around and was stunned for a few seconds by the handsome young man.

She hadn't seen Xiao Waiting since the last birthday party, but he was still the same. When he was not wearing armor, he was an outstanding young man with high spirits. Without the murderous aura and coldness around him, his handsome eyebrows and eyes were clearly visible, and the slightly raised curve at the corners of his lips made people shudder.

Soon the young man noticed that there was more than one person in the yard. He calmed down a little and called out, "Brother, sister-in-law, you are here too."

The young boy behind him also called out politely: "Uncle, Aunt, Aunt Yan."

Yan Qiushu also smiled: "General Xiao, we are on par with each other."

She looked back again and was a little surprised to find that there was no one else.

The person who came with Xiao Huaiting was not Dongdong, but Shen Pingyu?

Xiao Huai Ting walked over and said casually: "Dong Dong sent a servant back to say that he will return to Jiang Mansion today."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Pingyu's expression tensed up a little, and he seemed a little unhappy.

Yan Qiushu was speechless. Was she trying to avoid Shen Pingyu?

Xie Qingyun and Xiao Huaiqi obviously knew this better, and they both laughed out loud, and greeted the two people: "You don't need to taste the dishes, but Ah Shu has cooked a lot of dishes, and you can just join in."

"Come and sit down." Xiao Huaiqi called out.

Two people came over.

After sitting down, the five of them served themselves some rice and started eating.

The first dish Xie Qingyun ate was spicy diced chicken. She wanted to eat it as soon as she saw Yan Qiushu working.

Spicy diced chicken is made with chicken thigh meat without peeling the skin. The chicken skin is fried and stir-fried, leaving only a thin layer, which has a crispy texture. The chicken inside is tender and has a strong spicy flavor.

As she took a bite, a little bit of fat, along with the spicy taste and chicken, burst between her lips and teeth, and she immediately took a small breath because of the spiciness.

Xiao Huaiqi, who was standing beside him, handed him a cup of warm sour plum soup and said, "Have a drink."

"No, this is delicious!" Xie Qingyun refused directly. Although it was spicy, it was not uncomfortable. Instead, the more she ate, the more she wanted to eat.

Seeing this, Xiao Huaiqi also picked up a few chopsticks and ate with great satisfaction.

Xiao Huaiting was the first to look at the table. There were six dishes in total, two vegetarian dishes and four meat dishes. However, three of the dishes with strong aromas were on Yan Qiushu's side, while the others were on Xiao Huaiqi and Xie Qingyun's side. He smiled and said, "Is this pig offal? It's the first time I've seen it."

As he spoke, he was the first to reach over with his chopsticks, picked up a piece of pork tripe and put it into his mouth.

The pork belly is stir-fried, and the spicy taste is already there, but the first thing you can taste when you put it in your mouth is the tenderness and elasticity of the pork belly. While chewing, your ears can feel the crispness of the pork belly being bitten, coupled with the briny flavor of the pork belly that soaks the innermost layer and the spicy outermost layer...

The taste was so appealing that Xiao Huai Ting took a mouthful of rice. The sweetness of the rice overwhelmed the slightly strong taste, and he swallowed it in one gulp.

"This is delicious, um, not bad!" He exclaimed, and looked at Xiao Huaiqi and Xie Qingyun in confusion: "Brother and sister-in-law, you guys eat it, this is really delicious."

The two of them looked at it silently. To be honest, there was nothing wrong with its appearance, and it smelled good, but they still had some psychological barriers to eating it. They ate other dishes and listened to Xiao Wai Ting's invitation, saying vaguely, "Well, I will eat it."

Seeing that he failed to persuade him, the young man looked at his nephew who was chewing slowly and said with ill intention, "Ping Yu, try it."

Shen Pingyu glanced at him, then looked at the three dishes. He seemed to be tempted, but in the end he didn't do anything.

Seeing this, Xiao Huaiting directly used the serving chopsticks to pick up a portion for him: "Eat quickly, and when you're done, I'll go and catch Dongdong for you!"

Shen Ping paused and looked at the food in the bowl without touching it.

Yan Qiushu looked at Xiao Huaiting and then at Shen Pingyu, suspecting that the boy was irritated by his uncle's unreliability. Who knew that he actually picked up a piece of pig stomach.

Her eyes widened slightly and she swallowed back the words she wanted to say.

The young boy carefully put it into his mouth. He hesitated for a moment before eating it, but he really ate it. However, his brows were knitted, as if he had eaten some poison.

But as he ate, his frown relaxed, his calm eyes blinked twice, and he smiled slightly. He looked at Yan Qiushu and said in a childish voice, "Aunt Yan, this is really delicious."

Yan Qiushu was relieved: "If you like it, eat more. If you don't like it, don't force yourself."

"No one can force him to do this!" Xiao Huaiting said hurriedly, and while continuing to pick up the three dishes, he asked with interest: "Is this really made from pig offal? Is there any trouble with the cooking method?"

"It's very simple." Yan Qiushu said casually: "If you need it, I can give you a copy of the recipe."

Such a good recipe, are you going to give it away so casually?

Xiao Waiting, who grew up in luxury, was also stunned: "Isn't this bad? How about I buy it?"

Xie Qingyun also said: "Then we can't let him get away with it. Let him produce some good things. Sixth brother has been fighting for many years, so he still has a lot of good things. Don't be polite."

Yan Qiushu smiled and said, "It's just one recipe. You don't need it. I have countless other recipes here."

Xiao Huai Ting pursed his lips and smiled, and said seriously: "Then I won't be polite. I have too many soldiers. It costs a lot to eat good food. If the pig offal can be used, the expenses can be reduced a little. Miss Shu has helped me a lot!"

"You're welcome, General Xiao." Yan Qiushu shook her head quickly. Xiao Huaiting had led his troops to rescue her before, and she had never found a way to repay him.

It would be a good thing if the soldiers could really eat better.

But now Xiao Wai Ting has started to live frugally?

This thought flashed through her mind, and Yan Qiushu suddenly thought of the ending of the Xiao family. Feeling a little heavy, she secretly glanced at Xiao Huaiqi and Xie Qingyun.

Xiao Waiting died in the battle, and the other members of the Xiao family also died in battle or from illness. Among them, Mrs. Xiao and Xiao Wai-chi died of illness.

With the death of these two people, the Xiao family no longer had anyone who could take care of the overall situation, and it was completely doomed.

The end of the Xiao family two years later was too cruel.

She briefly immersed herself in her own thoughts, but she didn't expect that what she thought was a secret glance was still seen by the other four people.

Xiao Huaiting frowned and looked at his elder brother.

Xiao Huaiqi also noticed it, but was still a little hesitant. Then he noticed his brother's slightly oppressive gaze. He smiled helplessly and took the initiative to pick up the food. Seeing this, Xie Qingyun quickly followed suit.

Ah Shu was a soft-hearted child. If she had encouraged them a little more, they would have eaten. But she did not encourage them, for fear that they would force themselves to do so, but she would still feel secretly disappointed.

So both of them picked up some dishes and quickly put them into their mouths, intending to show off her dish to Yan Qiushu.

But as they ate, their expressions gradually became strange.

like……

It’s really delicious?!

Putting aside that psychological barrier, when the food is chewed, they have no idea what it originally tasted like. The unique taste distinguishes it from other meats, especially the fragrant brine, which adds a new color to them.

After finishing the meal in one bite, Xie Qingyun naturally... reached for her chopsticks again.

I had just picked up some food when a bowl was passed to me.

She paused, looked at the man with a reproachful look who was just sitting back and enjoying the fruits of his labor without taking any action, but she still indulged him and passed the food to him, then went back to pick up some food.

Xiao Huaiting looked at the two of them and quickly put some more into his own bowl.

There are too few dishes, and they are gone after you finish eating!

Seeing this, Shen Ping hesitated and stretched out his chopsticks. The first time, the second time, his movements became gradually firmer.

Just as Yan Qiushu finished the food in her bowl and was about to pick up more food, she stretched out her chopsticks and realized that at some point, only the bottom of the three dishes of fatty intestines, pork stomach and pork heart were left!


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